Starbound Quilting And Tiny Scrap Sort Progress

Hello Quilty Friends! Just a quick update on my quilting progress since our last chat. A little over half of the Starbound quilt is finished, and since it’s entirely ruler work, it’s taking a bit more time. I’m hoping to have it off the frame by Thursday evening. You can find more details on this quilt and pattern by clicking here.

I spent a couple of days bouncing between quilting and sorting tiny scraps. I dumped them all onto the cutting table, thinking I’d cut them as I sorted....bad idea. There are way more one inch and larger pieces than I expected. So, they’re now sorted into “trash” and “keep” piles, and I’ll cut them little by little as I find the time. I’ll keep you updated on how long it takes.

This scrap bin had a few surprises, I found some applique circles and simple applique leaf shapes. I’m pretty sure they ended up there by accident, since I never throw away applique scraps. Of course, I added them to my applique scrap box. By the way, if you’re curious about making perfect circle appliques, I have a picture tutorial and a video tutorial you can check out here.

I was shocked at how much fabric was larger than one inch. Cutting them into usable pieces is going to take some time.   Sure, I could just toss it, but…sigh…the battle between me and the tiny fabric hoard is real.

Which do you think has more fabric, the keep pile or the trash? I considered weighing them on the kitchen scale but decided it didn’t matter. Regardless of how much the keeper box weighs, the cutting journey is going to be long..

The pretty little fabric scraps are in the trash. It’s hard to let them go.....sad but true. I’m emotionally attached to them. If you’ve ever seen the show Hoarders, that’s me when it comes to fabric. Just looking at this picture makes me want to go rescue them. 

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